Step by step, mile by mile

AM - 5

AM - 5.

AM2 - 15. surprised i actually got that far; after 3 days off my legs felt more brittle than ductile, but managed. finished before 4am but still was so humid that my shorts could've created a 5th ocean if i wrung them out hard enough

AM - 5. legs felt better than yesterday's 5. 

AM2 - another 5. calves are a bit sore since yesterday's 15; felt more like a long run than that distance normally does. 

looking back on june, i didn't magically knock it out of the park despite not being in shape to, like i secretly hoped, but the baseline goal was to bust the rust to have a couple really good months of base training follow it, i'd say i accomplished that. plus i ran more miles than the past 3 months combined, so, dub

AM - 5. calves felt much better after taking yesterday easy. after over 18 months of growing it out, i finally chopped off my hair. got more compliments on it the past year than i've gotten about anything in my entire life, but not getting accidentally called "miss" by my new patients at work alone makes it worth it. felt nice not having my head feel like a radiator

AM2 - 15. last half-mile in 2:55; even though last year my half-mile closes were usually about 2:40, it's the first time i've ran fast since january and it felt good to do.

PM - 5 easy. had some GI issues; i mixed powdered peanut butter into the overnight oats i had for lunch; i don't know why but over the past couple of years anything with peanuts in it messes up my stomach. need to start wearing a sweatband for these summer afternoon runs. i might think they look dorky, but getting sweat in my eyes all run was a total nightmare. solid day of running.

AM - 5. even though i'm adhering to the plan of alternating between low and medium-high mileage days this week, it kind of prevents me from getting in a groove. feel like i'm gonna make a big jump in mileage next week though. might do 30 tomorrow if it isn't raining too much

PM - 5

AM - 5

AM2 - 15. after the first mile did some fartlek; for the next 8 weeks when i say that what i mean is throwing in some lighthearted strides anywhere from 50m to 150m long every minute or two. nothing too hard on the legs, just straddling the line of taking more out of my legs than running the mileage easy would've. got 5 miles in before i thought i might end up dipping into reserves by the end; hoping by the end of the base phase i can do the whole 15 without taking anything extra out of me. went by a lot faster than 15 usually does; i was just having a ton of fun out there. switching gears felt pretty natural by mile 6. 7:19 average, i've ran 15 miles 5 other times in the past 3 weeks and averaged about 8:15 pace so it's nice to see a jump that big, especially on 15 miles of wet grass in full humidity. great run!

PM - 5. legs felt good but fatigued, surprised the pace was under 7:30 for an easy jog, like i always say nothing gets me in shape like fartlek running. could have gone 10 for a 30-mile day, but i don't plan on doing any more than 25 a day next week so i had no urgence in doing so. also, ya know, 16-hour shift tomorrow. we just started a new schedule this week at work but after this one i'll probably go back to 12-hour shifts. i assumed because i could recover pretty well on those it'd carry over, but 16 hours is a long time on your feet.

AM - 5 before work, cruising through to a 100-mile week.